Portage device



G. M0RE. Pom/GE nsvls. y, APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1922.

1,428,180. w PatentedSept. 5,1922.

@www sof@ vu GEORGE MORE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, lrSSl'GrNORy TO MOREHANDY TRUCK CORPORATION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION 0F NEWyYORK..

Pearl-ier. :envien Application led March` 3, 1922. Serial No. 540,778.

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that l, Gnonen Moran, a citizen ofthe United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Portage Devices, of which the following isa clear andexact specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to .hand trucksI or portage devices, and mypresent'improvements are directed to certain novel features ofconstruction and arrangements of parts, based upon the device formingthe subject of my earlier- Patents Nos. 1,155,081 and 1,380,073.

Said earlier patents cover a hand truck which is particularly intendedfor service in the portage of ash cans,fbarrels and the like, the truckbeing adapted to be drawn up flights of steps, when loaded, as well asfor trundling on the surface.

ln the development of the invention represented by the presentimprovement, l provide means which adapt the truck for service in theportage of trunks, boxes andother objects for which my previouslypatented invention was not suited, while retaining in the truck theoriginal characteristic features for which it is noted, therebyenlarging its sphere of usefulness.

In my present improvement the form of the supporting means upon thetruck for ash cans, barrels and the like is unchanged, but there isadded a foldable foot portion or frame, whichv is jpivoted to the axlefor the traction wheels, to be capable of being swung forwardly intoengagement with the said supporting means, this foot portion or framethus comprising a support for a trunk, box or the like; or of beingfolded rearwardly against the truck frame to be out ofthe way, when thesupporting means for ash cans, barrels and thelike are to be employed.

@ther features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

ln the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hand truck embodyingmy improvements, the handle portion being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 on a reduced scale, and

'an ash can, barrel or the like; the axle 5,

cafrryingLthe wheels 6, 6, and 'the fittings 7, 7, which respectivelyconstitute engaging members for the axle, and engaging means for theframe members 3, 3.

The hook members 4,4, which extend out forwardly of the device, areadapted to 'have contact with a supporting surface when the truck is inan upright position, and these members, being' lin advance of the wheels6, 6, are thus capable of constituting, with the wheels, standards whichpermit thel truck tol maintain an 'uprightv position.

y Gscillably mounted on the axle 5 is a foot piece that is adapted to beeither extended forwardly from or folded against the truck frame. Thisfoot piece may be composed of rod material, having thev forward portion8, which is in parallelism with axle 5, and the side arms 9, 9, whoseends are shaped into socket like members 10, 10, that revolubly engagethe axle, to thereby permit swinging movement to the foot piece.

The arms 9, 9 extend out from axle 5 at right angles thereto for aportion of their length, thence each having an outwardly angledformation 11, of approximate V- shape, wherefrom the arms respectivelycommunicate with the portion 8, by elbow like formations 11, 11, that`hold portion 8 in advance of the 9, 9.

On account of the particular structural plane occupied by arms Also,these hook members, which for example may be of rod like material, areangled. inwardly from their respective fittings `7,

form of the foot piece it is enabled with its straight arm portions 9,9, to swing, within the compass of the littings 7, 7, and with itsangled portions ll, ll, to lie out upon the base portions of the hooks,Zl, et, which thereby hold the foot piece in operative position forsupporting a trunk, box or the like.

lt will be noted that the portion 8 of the foot piece, when the latteris extended for service, occupies a plane above the plane of the arms,and is therefore in a position where it is suited, as a rail, tocomprise lodgment means for a trunk, box or the like that may be imposedupon the truck for portage purposes.

When the foot piece is required to be out of service, so that the truckmay be adapted for its original purpose of hauling ash cans, barrels orthe like requiring the use of hooks 4, 4l, as the engaging means, thenthe .foot piece is to be swung back against the truck frame, as shown indotted lines, Figs. 1 and 2. ln this position the angled portions 1l, llof arms 9, 9 engage with the frame mombers 3, 3; which constitute a backstop therefor, the rail portion 8 of the foot piece, in this position,being protruded rearwardly through the frame, so that it will notprevent the foot piece from lying flat against the frame, which itshould do to enable the device to be used for the portage of ash cans,barrels and the like, because if the 'foot piece, when .folded back,projected 'forwardly of the frame, it would interfere with thecoordinated function of the frame and hooks Lil, 4t in seating an ashcan, barrel or the like. n

Variations within the spirit and scope of my invention are equallycomprehended by the foregoing disclosure.

l claim l. In a portage device having a frame, fittings carried thereby,a wheel axle en gaging the fittings and provided with wheels, andmeans'extended forwardly from the trame for supporting an ash can,barrel or the like, the combination of a foot-piece oscillably mountedon the axle, intermediate the fittings to swing forwardly intoengagement with the supporting means for the purpose of supporting atrunk, box or the like, and to swing rearwardly against the frame whennot in use.

2. ln a portage device having a fra-me composed of rod-like material,fittings carried thereby, a wheel axle engaging'the fittings andprovided with wheels, and hook like members extended forwardly of thelittings to constitute a support for an ash can, barrel or the like, thecombination of a foot-piece comprising a member whose ends areoscillably mounted upon the axle, said member having angled arms whichcarry a forward rail portion adapted to support a trunk, box or thelike, the angled arms characterized by having portions adapted to engagethe hook-like members when the footf,

piece is swung forwardly for service, and by said portions serving toengage the frame when the foot-piece is swung rearwardly.

3. ln a portage device having a frame composed of. rod-like material, awheel axle provided with wheels, a fitting member which respectivelyengages both the iframe and axle, at opposite sides, the rod-likematerial of the frame extending forwardly from the fittings in the formof upturned, inwardly directed hooks, to constitute a support for an ashcan, barrel or the like, the combination of a 'foot-piece comprising amember of rod-like material whose ends are oscillably mounted upon theaxle intermediate the fittings, said member having angled arms whichcarry a forward rail ,ortion adapted to support a trunk, box or thelike, the angled arms characterized by having outward portions adaptedto engage the hook like members when the foot-piece is swung forwardlyfor service, and said outward portions serving to engage the frame whenthe foot-piece is swung rearwardly.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city, county and State of New York,this 28th day of February, 1922.

GEORGE MORE. [Ls]

